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    Laboratory images

    1950s-1990s

    Colour and black and white photographs, slide transparencies and negatives of the laboratories and staff testing products.

    SA/BL/IMA/16

    Laboratory images

    "clean, fresh, quick, cheap, easy add up to shopping at Sainsbury's" booklets

    [1957]

    Two copies of the same booklet, differing in the branches mentioned on the back page.

    SA/CO/8/4/1

    "clean, fresh, quick, cheap, easy add up to shopping at Sainsbury's" booklets

    Images of Sainsbury's by Brian Shuel

    1961-1970

    Consists of 33 boxes containing black and white contact prints and negatives. Prints feature everything from images of products, store interiors and exteriors, warehouses and depots to senior...

    SA/IMA/4

    Images of Sainsbury's by Brian Shuel

    Miscellaneous staff newsletters

    1965-2001

    Includes: JS Factory News (December 1965, April and August 1966, 3 issues). Update - group staff council meeting newsletter (July and November 2000, 2 issues). Retail Quality News (October, December...

    SA/SC/5

    Miscellaneous staff newsletters

    The Food Centre material

    1970-1998

    Leaflets and a newsletter relating to The Food Centre and the Home Economics Department. Also includes a Food Centre staff structure and a Sainsbury's Personal Laboratory Safety Manual.

    SA/BL/4/1

    The Food Centre material

    Elektron thermometer

    [c. 1950s-1960s]

    Appears to be a piece of portable equipment for measuring temperature. Probably for checking the temperature of food products. Consists of a metal unit labelled 'Thermophil' with 4 knobs and a reader...

    SA/BL/4/6

    Elektron thermometer

    Lovibond tintometer type D

    [1950s-1970s]

    Trapezoid metal white-light cabinet with a hinged centre lid which opens up to reveal eleven moveable red, yellow, blue and neutral glass filters in sliding racks. Includes a square piece of...

    SA/BL/4/9

    Lovibond tintometer type D

    Set of weights

    [c. 1980-1990]

    Set of brass weights. 1 x 100g, 1 x 50g, 2 x 20g, 1 x 10g, 1 x 5g, 2 x 2g, 1 x 1g, 1 x 500mg, 2 x 200mg, 1 x 100mg, 1 x 50mg, 2 x 20mg, 1 x 10mg, 2 x 2mg. All bear the stamp as an approved weight...

    SA/BL/4/12

    Set of weights

    Weights

    [c. 1980s-1990s]

    3 metal cylindrical weights with thin metal rod protruding from centre. Possibly for insertion into some type of holder.

    SA/BL/4/13

    Weights

    Vacuum gauge

    [late 20th century]

    Round metal vacuum gauge with a reader dial encased in glass containing a needle and measurements from 0 to 30 in units of 5. Held in a round metal case which also contains two metal keys for the...

    SA/BL/4/14

    Vacuum gauge

    Vacuum gauge calculator

    [20th century]

    Circular calculator wheel used to calculate readings from the B.F.M.R.A patent vacuum gauge. Consists of a white plastic base disc with two sets of black and red numerical markings, one inside the...

    SA/BL/4/15

    Vacuum gauge calculator

    Magnifying instrument

    [1940s-1960s]

    Instrument for magnification. Consists of cylindrical telescope like apparatus mounted on semi spherical stand with 5 knobs to adjust positions and viewing. Unit contained in brown, padded leather...

    SA/BL/4/16

    Magnifying instrument

    Magnifying instrument

    [1950s]

    Viewing head with binocular eye-pieces and a light suspended on a transverse rotating arm. The arm is attached to a metal stand which sits on a y-shaped, grey, metal foot.

    SA/BL/4/17

    Magnifying instrument

    Magnifying instrument

    [late 20th century]

    Viewing head with binocular eye-pieces and light suspended on a transverse rotating arm. The arm is attached to a metal stand which sits on a metal beige and black foot.

    SA/BL/4/18

    Magnifying instrument

    Microbalance unit

    [c. 1960-1980s]

    Consists of semi-circular unit with two glass compartments with sliding glass doors and a fine metal balance mechanism penetrating the 2 compartments.

    SA/BL/4/19

    Microbalance unit

    Test sieve

    1990

    Set of 4 woven wire mesh plate sieves with lid. Aperture sizes: 710 microns; 2.8 mm; 8 mm; 19mm. 2 in original box with document certifying they meet national and international specifications.

    SA/BL/4/20

    Test sieve

    Bell weights

    [20th century]

    2 x 200g, 3 x 1lb, 2 x 4lb, 1 x 7lb weights

    SA/BL/4/21

    Bell weights

    Lids

    [1950-1990s]

    Glass lids with two rectangular layers, one slightly larger than the other. 4 lids are in their original wrapping with the handwritten inscriptionm 'H1107', 3 lids are opaque and the remainder are...

    SA/BL/4/24

    Lids

    Cells and lids

    [1950-1990s]

    Rectangular translucent glass optical cells with one open side, translucent glass cell lids with two rectangular layers, one slightly larger than the other and other glass and metal accessories...

    SA/BL/4/25

    Cells and lids

    Thermistor thermometer

    [late 20th century]

    Portable grey and silver unit with a control knob and a reader dial with a needle and markings in degrees celsius from -30 to 20. Top contains three sockets for probes and the bottom is inscribed,...

    SA/BL/4/26

    Thermistor thermometer